2nd Semester Vocabulary Week 1

What does collide mean?

What is a tactic?

What does innovative mean? (hint: Click allow on your Chromebook speaker to talk.)

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Answer explanation

To introduce something new.

What does preserve mean?

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Answer explanation

To save or keep something from being ruined. To save something for a long time.

What does lure or tempt mean?

• to delay

• to entice

• to annoy

• to like

Which is the correct homophone to take a long time before getting to do something?​ ​​ (a)  

• wait
• weight

Which homophone means to tip the scales to a higher number?​ (a)  

• weight
• wait

Which Greek root means to hear?

• photo

• chrono/chromo

• aud/audi

• oto

What does the Greek root dict mean?

• say something out loud to write down

• vindictive

• to say the opposite of

• dictate

• a judgement or decision

• verdict

• inclined to seek revenge

• predict

• to declare in advance

• to contradict

What does the Greek root 'terr' mean?

• water

• sky

• air

• earth